Thread by @russellgold

There is a way to make the power grid more resilient (against cyberattacks or storms) as well as provide cleaner, less expensive power.

The federal government studied it in a groundbreaking, sophisticated study. Then the @DOE buried the findings.

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.@pfairley has the stunning story, uncovered with FOIAs, sweat and persistence. Please read it.

theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

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I followed the Seams Study and wrote about it and the key players in my 2019 book, Superpower, about the need to build a supergrid in the U.S.

I built a lot of the intellectual backbone of my book around the study.

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But the study was buried by the @DOE, according to @pfairley's reporting.) Why did they bury it?

It was bad for the coal industry. Full stop.

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So, if you want a cleaner, cheaper, better grid with more flexibility and more renewables... we can build it. It will more than likely pay for itself. But it will speed up the death of the coal industry.

The @DOE played favorites, favoring one fuel source over another.

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Who lost? I'd argue that we all did. We know how to build a cleaner, cheaper, stronger, more resilient energy system. We have the technology and funding. Politics is standing in the way.

Oh yeah, buy Superpower: amazon.com/gp/product/B07…

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